I
know this is a long shot, but I used to play with an awesome group on Roll20
like 8 years ago. I'm back to see if I can find a new group and Roll20 has
grown and changed a lot! I'm having a hard time wading through all of the
postings looking for a game. I'm totally willing to pay a great DM. Looking for
a long-term campaign set in one of the classic D&D systems. Ideally, this
group would meet early (8 or 9am PST give or take) on Saturday mornings, every
other week or once a month. The hard thing is that this could be 11am EST or
4pm in the UK, so I'm not sure how to search! I guess I should sell
myself a bit: 1. On Saturday, my
husband and child are out of the house until after 1 pm PST, so in an ideal
world I could find a regular Saturday morning game. Like 9:00 - 13:00 PST
(12:00 - 16:00 EST). 2. I have no problem
paying for a great game experience. If you're a DM who'd be interesting in
running a long term campaign, maybe we could recruit more players together? 3. I'm old-school and
honestly hate that you start with demi-god skills in new editions. I like
starting small and building a character/party history over time and shared
experiences. I like old-fashioned dungeon crawls and monster killing. I like
when a DM is flexible with my harebrained ideas instead of going by the book
and saying "there is no rule to allow for you to attempt that." A
good DM would never tell me that I couldn't try some idea. Let me try it and
then tell me I fail in a spectacular fashion if that's what you need to keep
the story on track. 4. I'm not really into
hours of talking in character. I'm not good at that level of improv. I've
played in games where we spent entire sessions on the political intrigue of the
realm and I wanted to die. Don't get me wrong, that stuff is so important for
world building. I get that it's a necessary part of the game. It's just not my
favorite part of role-playing. I really enjoy games where there is a balance of
talking and using skills. 5. Started out playing
"red-box" D&D with my babysitter. Played AD&D 2E throughout
middle and high school. Drifted away from regular play once career and children
came. 6. Played in a campaign
for about a year on Roll20 before life got in the way. Struggled to find a
consistent group. I'm back to try again. 7. I'm a typical GenX
nerd, mom of 3, accountant by trade, and snack enthusiast.
8. I
don't know what kind of character I want to play until I hear what the party is
going to be. I tend to be the one who will pick based on what is missing. Do we
need more muscle? Nobody wants to be the cleric? That will be me, and I'll come
up with a good background and motivation from there.